Remarkable sound in a very stylish package
The KEF LS50 is already a renown audiophile favorite, so I'll just add my own experience to their praises.
The LS50s make an immediate impression. They are heavier than they look and sound bigger than they are. The sound is so precise. Spacious in air yet laser focused in soundstage. In that way, they remind me a little of electrostatic speakers. I hooked them up out of phase (accidentally) at one point, and the speakers revealed my error immediately because it so obvious. The imaging is so cleear and exact.
My two concerns before I bought these speakers were if they might be two bright or if the low end rolled off too quickly. In my experience, the highs were very crisp and sharp but never strident. Overall, they seemed very natural.
The bass response doesn't shake the room (of course), but it's musically pure. Acoustic instrucments (upright bass, drums) were reproduced with the full weight of the instrument and without muddiness. Electronic music pushed the speakers beyond their sweet spot on occasion, though I was playing them at higher than normal levels. Overall, the speakers punch well above their weight.
They are a steal at the price.
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